Threatened marine life in UAE waters will benefit from a new artificial reef installed yesterday near a seawall off the port of Jebel Ali, said project overseers Atlantis. Large circular sections constructed from recycled plastic were lifted with great care from a crane barge into Gulf waters and will provide the foundation for relocated coral propagation to grow and multiply. Atlantis has sinc... read more

Society for Ecological Restoration International
Andrew Clewell, John Rieger, and John Munro
(2nd Edition, December 2005)
copyright 2005
The SER Guidelines are available in English, Portuguese, and Italian.
Contents
1. Preface to the Second Edition
2. Introduction
3. Conceptual Planning
4. Preliminary Tasks
5.&nbsp... read more

Edited by Joyce Maschinski and Kristin E. Haskins
Plant Reintroduction in a Changing Climate, published in 2012, presents a comprehensive review of reintroduction projects and practices, the circumstances of their successes or failures, lessons learned, and the potential role for reintroductions in preserving species threatened by climate change. The findings culminate in a set of Be... read more

A call to action by the ecological restoration joint working group of SER International and the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
George D. Gann & David Lamb, editors
PDF Version in English
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Introduction
Many of the world's ecosystems have undergone significant degradation with negative impacts on biological div... read more

SER Position Statement
The overwhelming scientific consensus is that global climate change is a real and immediate threat that requires action. Defined as an intentional activity that initiates or accelerates the recovery of an ecosystem with respect to its functions, integrity, and sustainability, ecological restoration is one of many tools that can help mitigate climate change. &... read more

Edited by James Aronson, Suzanne J Milton, and James N Blignaut
Restoring Natural Capital, published in 2007, brings together economists, ecologists, theoreticians, practitioners, policy makers, and scientists from the developed and developing worlds to consider the costs and benefits of repairing ecosystem goods and services in natural and socio-ecological systems. It examines the busine... read more